Austin Vince’s Mini Mondo

We have seen him ride around the world and pave the way for big bike adventure travel, now Austin Vince is at it again, albeit a little closer to home. In the summer of 2014, en route to his Pyrenees Navigation Event, Austin took a chance and hit the Spanish trails, following a GPS that hadn't been updated in a decade and so still had all the little tracks and trails that lorry drivers so often get stuck on and end up splashed across the local news.

The following three days became an unexpected trail riding delight, dirt tracks and wild camps. A mini adventure through the Basque country. A mini mondo.

In an exclusive interview with the TRF, Austin explains how the trip came about, why everyone should be wild camping, and why it's so important to keep up the fight for green lanes.

"We go to places that are beautiful and enjoy them. We don't go with a view to ruin them, we cherish them."